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The FBI knew about his man's communications with the radical Imam Anwar al Awlaki over the last 2 years – they had intercepted some 20 to 30 emails between the terrorist Hasan and the Imam who now lives in Yemen, and yet they didn't do anything. This is the same Imam who recently praised Hasan for his heinous crime, posting the following on his blog:
Nidal Hassan is a hero. He is a man of conscience who could not bear living the contradiction of being a Muslim and serving in an army that is fighting against his own people. This is a contradiction that many Muslims brush aside and just pretend that it doesn’t exist. Any decent Muslim cannot live, understanding properly his duties towards his Creator and his fellow Muslims, and yet serve as a US soldier. The US is leading the war against terrorism which in reality is a war against Islam. Its army is directly invading two Muslim countries and indirectly occupying the rest through its stooges.So judging by the words of Imam Awlaki, and the revelation by the Washington Post that a year and half ago, Hasan told a group of doctors at Fort Hood that to avoid ''adverse events,'' the military should release Muslims who objected to fighting the war in the Middle East, and if we add the cowardly conduct of the Commander in Chief, who refuses to call this crime for what it is (despite growing evidence against Hasan), I'm afraid this will be seen more as an invitation to other terrorists to act as the Imam predicted, rather than as a stern, sincere warning against the enemies of the USA.Nidal opened fire on soldiers who were on their way to be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. How can there be any dispute about the virtue of what he has done? In fact the only way a Muslim could Islamically justify serving as a soldier in the US army is if his intention is to follow the footsteps of men like Nidal.
The heroic act of brother Nidal also shows the dilemma of the Muslim American community. Increasingly they are being cornered into taking stances that would either make them betray Islam or betray their nation. Many amongst them are choosing the former. The Muslim organizations in America came out in a pitiful chorus condemning Nidal’s operation.
The fact that fighting against the US army is an Islamic duty today cannot be disputed. No scholar with a grain of Islamic knowledge can defy the clear cut proofs that Muslims today have the right -rather the duty- to fight against American tyranny. Nidal has killed soldiers who were about to be deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan in order to kill Muslims. The American Muslims who condemned his actions have committed treason against the Muslim Ummah and have fallen into hypocrisy.
Allah(swt) says: Give tidings to the hypocrites that there is for them a painful punishment – Those who take disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do they seek with them honor [through power]? But indeed, honor belongs to Allah entirely. (al-Nisa 136-137)
The inconsistency of being a Muslim today and living in America and the West in general reveals the wisdom behind the opinions that call for migration from the West. It is becoming more and more difficult to hold on to Islam in an environment that is becoming more hostile towards Muslims.
May Allah grant our brother Nidal patience, perseverance and steadfastness and we ask Allah to accept from him his great heroic act. source
I think the reason Obama doesn't want to call this 'terrorism' is because a terrorist act would change the judicial venue to the US criminal courts under US anti-terrorism laws.
On the other hand, one of Hasan's defense lawyers has told investigators not to question him before he has representation. No, he is not a Muslim, but a retired military judge - Colonel John Galligan - who has questioned whether poor Hasan could even have a fair trial in the aftermath of all the media coverage surrounding his case.